WE HAVE A FIELD TRIP ON OCT. 24 BETWEEN IMAGINATIVE ARTS AND THE NEXT HISTORY CLASS (OCT. 31). YOU CAN FIND THE BOOK TO READ AND THE ASSIGNMENTS FOR THE OCT. 24 CLASS AND FIELD TRIP HERE.
PUT YOUR GOGO BOOTS AND TIE DYE ON AND COME PARTY IN THE 60'S!
Complete all of the following:
1. Read A History of Us, volume 10, chapters 17-35 OR Watch "The Remarkable 20th Century: episode 7" on Amazon Prime. Pause it and take notes in your commonplace book
2. Study maps of the Vietnam War and the Cuban Missile Crisis. Print these for your commonplace book. Create a notebook page or two on the events from the 1960's. Be creative and artistic. Include a summary of the chapters you read and include any applicable pictures and maps. Write a paragraph or two about your conclusions about these events. What do you think about them?
3. Study the note cards for this month from the Dictionary of Cultural Literacy
4. Print my timeline (found here) or make your own in your commonplace book, add 5 additional dates from world, national or your family history. (If you make your own, make sure you include LDS prophets, US presidents and at least 12 dates.)
CONTEST: See if you can find important events for your timeline in other areas like science, entertainment, sports, etc. We will vote on the best or most unique one found! There will be a prize :)
6. Memorize the following hook dates:
- 1961 - The Bay of Pigs Invasion takes place in Cuba.
- 1962 - The Cuban Missile Crisis occurs.
- 1963 - Martin Luther King, Jr. gives his "I have a dream" speech
- 1963 - President John F. Kennedy is assassinated.
- 1964 - The Civil Rights Act of 1964 is passed.
- 1965 - America enters the Vietnam War
- 1966 - Cultural Revolution in China begins
- 1968 - Martin Luther King, Jr. is assassinated.
- 1969 - Neil Armstrong becomes the first man to walk on the Moon.
Choose 1 person from your reading OR FROM YOUR FAMILY HISTORY to give us a 2-3 minute report on in class. Please include 3 bullet points about why we need to know about this person and the impact he/she made on this time period. Also look for whether or not this person lived our principle for the month, "Begin with the End in Mind." How did this affect their lives?
YOU CAN DO YOUR REPORT IN ANY WAY THAT INTERESTS YOU. YOU CAN SING A SONG, WRITE A POEM, DRAW A PICTURE, ETC. USE YOU TALENTS AND YOUR STRENGTHS AND BE CREATIVE! I WANT YOU TO FEEL LIKE YOU HAVE OWNERSHIP OF THIS ASSIGNMENT AND AREN'T JUST LIMITED TO STANDING AND ONLY TALKING EVERY TIME.
Become/Serve
In the talk you read, Elder Wells quote St. Francis of Assisi. He prayed:
Lord, make me an instrument of your peace.
Where there is hatred let me sow love.
Where there is injury, pardon.
Where there is doubt, faith.
Where there is despair, hope. Where there is darkness, light.
And where there is sadness, joy.
Just like our parents/grandparents living in the 1960's, our world is full of unrest, war, political turmoil and people turning from God. We often ask ourselves where we can find peace. How can you be a better peace maker in your circle of influence - to fulfill this prayer of St. Francis in our day? It will take work and planning and a determination, it will take beginning with the end in mind and choosing be active in your interactions with people and not reactive. Ponder on these questions and then journal for 10 minutes on peace and where you can find it and make a commitment on something you will do to bring more peace into your world.
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